Publicaties
From project aid to sustainable HIV services: a case study from Zambia Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
A survey on anthelmintic resistance in nematode parasites of sheep in Lusaka, Zambia Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
While surveys in Southern Africa indicate anthelmintic resistance of gastrointestinal nematodes to be common in small ruminants in South Africa, Kenya and Zimbabwe there have been no reports of resistance in Zambia. The objective of this study was to determine whether anthelmintic resistance occurs in Zambia, and to obtain information on nematode control practices in the country. During the rainy season six commercial sheep farms were ...
From project aid to sustainable HIV services: a case study from Zambia. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Case description: This paper presents the experiences in operational sustainability of Family Health International's Zambia ...
Determinants of dietary patterns in school going adolescents in Urban Zambia Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Background: Understanding dietary patterns in a population is critical for decision making. This study aimed to identify the prevailing dietary patterns and their associated individual and school environment factors among school going adolescents in Lusaka, Zambia.
Method: A cross-sectional study involving 404 Grade 10 pupils from 10 secondary schools in Lusaka district was conducted. A 108-item unquantified Food Frequency Questionnaire ...
GPS tracking of free-range pigs in rural communities in Zambia : an explorative study towards future ring treatment strategies for Taenia solium Universiteit Gent
Engaging young people in the design of a sexual reproductive health intervention: lessons learnt from the Yathu Yathu ("For us, by us") formative study in Zambia Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Background
Meeting the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs of adolescents and young people (AYP) requires their meaningful engagement in intervention design. We describe an iterative process of engaging AYP to finalise the design of a community-based, peer-led and incentivised SRH intervention for AYP aged 15-24 in Lusaka and the lessons learnt.
Methods
Between November 2018 and March 2019, 18 focus group ...
Taenia solium control in Zambia : the potholed road to success Universiteit Gent
Incomplete adherence among treatment-experienced adults on antiretroviral therapy in Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde Universiteit Antwerpen
The accountability for reasonableness approach to guide priority setting in health systems within limited resources--findings from action research at district level in Kenya, Tanzania, and Zambia Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
BACKGROUND: Priority-setting decisions are based on an important, but not sufficient set of values and thus lead to disagreement on priorities. Accountability for Reasonableness (AFR) is an ethics-based approach to a legitimate and fair priority-setting process that builds upon four conditions: relevance, publicity, appeals, and enforcement, which facilitate agreement on priority-setting decisions and gain support for their implementation. ...